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September 2005
A Mixed Month for Muni Broadband
For both supporters and opponents of municipal broadband, the glass is either half-full or half-empty, especially after a tumultuous July. Supporters ... (read more)
For both supporters and opponents of municipal broadband, the glass is either half-full or half-empty, especially after a tumultuous July. Supporters ... (read more)
Brand X Ruling Language Makes a Case for Ending Obsolete Telecom Regulatory Regime
After years of litigation and bureaucratic wrangling, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided cable companies can be exempted from onerous regulations that would ... (read more)
After years of litigation and bureaucratic wrangling, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided cable companies can be exempted from onerous regulations that would ... (read more)
FCC Must Reform Its Merger Review
Fueled largely by the digital revolution’s technological onslaught, the communications industry is in the midst of major turmoil. Competition from new entrants ... (read more)
Fueled largely by the digital revolution’s technological onslaught, the communications industry is in the midst of major turmoil. Competition from new entrants ... (read more)
Google Print and Copyright Law
Wouldn’t it be great if you could conduct a full text search of books the same way you search the Web? You’d sit down at your computer, type in some search ... (read more)
Wouldn’t it be great if you could conduct a full text search of books the same way you search the Web? You’d sit down at your computer, type in some search ... (read more)
In the News
99% of Libraries Offer Free Internet Free high-speed Internet connections are available in almost 99 percent of U.S. public libraries, including most ... (read more)
99% of Libraries Offer Free Internet Free high-speed Internet connections are available in almost 99 percent of U.S. public libraries, including most ... (read more)
Internet Backbone Competition and the SBC/AT&T Merger
Five years ago, U.S. and European antitrust watchdogs blocked the merger of MCI and Sprint for fear their combined backbone would have such a dominant share ... (read more)
Five years ago, U.S. and European antitrust watchdogs blocked the merger of MCI and Sprint for fear their combined backbone would have such a dominant share ... (read more)
September IT&T News: A Mixed Month for Muni Broadband (pdf)
The September 2005 issue of IT&T News highlights municipal broadband activity in July. That month, Lafayette, Louisiana voters voted to proceed with a $125 ... (read more)
The September 2005 issue of IT&T News highlights municipal broadband activity in July. That month, Lafayette, Louisiana voters voted to proceed with a $125 ... (read more)
States Shouldn't Meddle with IPTV
Because old cable rules allowed local governments to grant near-monopolies to cable companies, bureaucrats have been able to use their power to extract ... (read more)
Because old cable rules allowed local governments to grant near-monopolies to cable companies, bureaucrats have been able to use their power to extract ... (read more)